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Trump and Vance go after Democrats — and protesters — at their NC rallies newsobserver.com/news/politi…

Trump and Vance go after Democrats — and protesters — at their NC rallies

From a teen wrongly branded a border crosser to Trump’s comments on treatment of protesters, here's what unfolded at the back-to-back NC rallies.

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Fact check: Do ‘radical Democrats’ AOC, Elizabeth Warren support NC’s Don Davis? newsobserver.com/news/politi…

Fact check: Do ‘radical Democrats’ AOC, Elizabeth Warren support NC’s Don Davis?

Buckhout argues Davis is not the moderate he claims to be, but support for him among progressive Democratic politicians varies.

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Masked men, multiple guns and a slain teen: What prosecutors say happened in a Washington garage newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Masked men, multiple guns and a slain teen: What prosecutors say happened in a Washington garage

Court records indicate one of the defendants had been shot in the same garage the night before.

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Birdwatcher dies of injuries suffered during attack at boat ramp, NC sheriff says newsobserver.com/news/state/…

Birdwatcher dies of injuries suffered during attack at boat ramp, NC sheriff says

He heard a woman scream for help, investigators say.

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A birdwatcher checked on a woman screaming at an NC boat ramp. He died nearly a year later newsobserver.com/news/state/…

A birdwatcher checked on a woman screaming at an NC boat ramp. He died nearly a year later

David Pennebaker, 64, was a father, grandfather and longtime Carolina Bird Club member. Investigators are asking for tips.

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Cary student gets 130 pairs of glasses for village in India — Today in NC history newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Cary student gets 130 pairs of glasses for village in India — Today in NC history

Learn about the disastrous hot-air balloon in Charlotte and the legal fight the Jehovah’s Witnesses faced in rural NC

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NC Democrats see the strongest start to early voting ‘in the entire country’ | Opinion newsobserver.com/opinion/art…

NC Democrats see the strongest start to early voting ‘in the entire country’ | Opinion

One expert said some of the data from early voting in North Carolina so far is “almost hard to believe.”

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A body was found in a Tesla trunk on a California highway. Now a suspect is charged newsobserver.com/news/nation…

A body was found in a Tesla trunk on a California highway. Now a suspect is charged

The suspect was arrested Oct. 11, three months after the body was found, authorities say.

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National fast food chain closes NC locations after franchisee files bankruptcy newsobserver.com/living/food…

National fast food chain closes NC locations after franchisee files bankruptcy

These North Carolina cities were scheduled to lose locations on Friday, Oct. 16.

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Disturbing detail found in DNA of eastern NC’s bear population, researchers say newsobserver.com/news/state/…

Disturbing detail found in DNA of eastern NC’s bear population, researchers say

“Breeding neighborhoods” have developed in eastern NC, the study says.

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Can HOAs ban political signs in NC neighborhoods? What the law says newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Can HOAs ban political signs in NC neighborhoods? What the law says

State law defines a political sign as “a sign that attempts to influence the outcome of an election.”

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NC restarts emergency ferries as storm closes Outer Banks Highway on Hatteras newsobserver.com/news/politi…

NC restarts emergency ferries as storm closes Outer Banks Highway on Hatteras

Nor’easter sends ocean water over NC 12 between Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe, washing away sand dune and damaging pavement.

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Man indicted on child porn charges dies in Washington police shooting newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Man indicted on child porn charges dies in Washington police shooting

The suspect worked at Hanford nuclear site as a security specialist, records show.

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Strong Outer Banks nor’easter becomes Subtropical Storm Josephine newsobserver.com/news/weathe…

Strong Outer Banks nor’easter becomes Subtropical Storm Josephine

And a King Tide is approaching.

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Fact check: Where candidates in an NC battleground district stand on immigration newsobserver.com/news/politi…

Fact check: Where candidates in an NC battleground district stand on immigration

North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District candidates Jamie Ager, Jennifer Balkcom and Travis Groo’s views on immigration.

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Buc-ee’s could open another new travel center in NC. Here’s where newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Buc-ee’s could open another new travel center in NC. Here’s where

Here’s what we know about the proposed location.

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It’s down to prosecutors’, defense's final arguments in Faith Hedgepeth murder trial newsobserver.com/news/local/…

It’s down to prosecutors’, defense's final arguments in Faith Hedgepeth murder trial

Attorneys are making their closing statements in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial today. Follow along for live updates from the Durham courtroom as the case moves closer to jury deliberations.

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With 12 days until NC election ends, here's what you need to know today newsobserver.com/news/politi…

With 12 days until NC election ends, here's what you need to know today

From a Trump rally in Greenville to a new mail-ballot rule rejecting ballots at twice the 2022 rate, the stakes are rising fast across NC's biggest races.

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Penguin-like seabirds are starving off California, and El Niño may be why, clinic says newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Penguin-like seabirds are starving off California, and El Niño may be why, clinic says

The sickest birds get fish slurry through a tube and tiny socks to protect their feet while they recover.

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3 Triangle restaurants earn big Michelin honors. Here’s who is now in the guide newsobserver.com/living/food…
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